lotos
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In Paris, the poet was captivated by the charm of young Matilde Mirat, his "lotos flower," as he called her, or also "la mouche."
From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin
One can imagine that in this perfect air, and with such luxurious surroundings, a lotos sort of life might be enjoyed for a resting spell now and then.
From A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 by Knowles, J. Harris (John Harris)
Afar from the scene of their sorrow, in the lotos a-bloom on Vishnu's head, they beheld the primitive Humor, the laughter of infinite Strength springing from bar to bar in the great gymnasium of life.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
The high priest carried only his tall staff of polished wood, tipped with brass, and surmounted by a glittering, symbolic design, the "Wheel of the Law," the hub of which is a lotos flower.
From The Dragon Painter by Fenollosa, Mary McNeil
On the bosom of the water were scattered the wrecks of what had recently been a beautiful bed of Egyptian lotos.
From The Mayor of Warwick by Hopkins, Herbert M. (Herbert Müller)
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